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Your day at NTT DATA
The primary responsibility of the Solutions Architect is to consult with the client and work with internal teams to create strategies, transformational designs and the architectural vision for complex solutions that address the clients’ needs. They provide multi-technology consulting services on all aspects of application software, infrastructure and related technology components
What you'll be doing
Key Responsibilities:
•Contributes to the development of solution architectures in specific business, infrastructure or functional areas.
•Identifies and evaluates alternative architectures and the trade-offs in cost, performance and scalability.
•Produces specifications of cloud-based or on-premises components, tiers and interfaces, for translation into detailed designs using selected services and products.
•Supports a change programme or project through the preparation of technical plans and application of design principles that comply with enterprise and solution architecture standards.
•Takes responsibility for understanding client requirements, collecting data, delivering analysis and problem resolution.
•Monitors the external environment to gather intelligence on emerging technologies.
•Creates reports and technology roadmaps and shares knowledge and insights with others.
•Designs components using appropriate modelling techniques following agreed architectures, design standards, patterns and methodology.
•Creates multiple design views to address the concerns of the different stakeholders of the architecture and to handle both functional and non-functional requirements, including proof of concept (POC).
•Reviews, verifies and improves own designs against specifications.
•Contribute to the development of new go to market services and contributes knowledge on relevant verticals.
•Operate across both the technical levels within the enterprise architecture and the value chain in order to develop holistic and integrated solutions.
Knowledge and Attributes:
- Seasoned knowledge of multi-vendor service integrations and cross-functional software, OS’s and infrastructure designs.
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written coupled with excellent interpersonal skills to build solid working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Seasoned knowledge on how specific infrastructures and application software are deployed in line with relevant methodologies and frameworks.
- Ability to develop and leverage their seasoned specialist knowledge of reference architectures.
- Ability to maintain knowledge of trends and development in technology domains.
- Ability to keep abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies.
- Seasoned ability to collaborate with cross functional teams such as sales, product, delivery etc.
Academic Qualifications and Certifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in computer science, engineering or business or a related field.
- Certification and working knowledge of Enterprise Architecture methodologies (for example, TOGAF, Zachman, SOA, ITIL, COBIT, etc.).
- Safe Scaled Agile certification advantageous.
Required Experience:
- Seasoned professional technical, IT or Operations experience within a large scale (preferably multi- national) technology services environment on the following areas: Software Development, Application Support and Infrastructure Support.
- Seasoned project or program management experience would be preferred but not essential.
- Seasoned client engagement and consulting experience coupled with solid experience in client needs assessment and change management.
- Seasoned experience in integrating the solution for the particular project with the business domain, enterprise concerns, industry standards, established patterns and best practices.
- Seasoned experience working in an agile development environment.
- Seasoned experience in developing, selling and delivering technical solutions.
Workplace type:
On-site Working
About NTT DATA
NTT DATA is a $30+ billion trusted global innovator of business and technology services. We serve 75% of the Fortune Global 100 and are committed to helping clients innovate, optimize and transform for long-term success. We invest over $3.6 billion each year in R&D to help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have diverse experts in more than 50 countries and a robust partner ecosystem of established and start-up companies. Our services include business and technology consulting, data and artificial intelligence, industry solutions, as well as the development, implementation and management of applications, infrastructure, and connectivity. We are also one of the leading providers of digital and AI infrastructure in the world. NTT DATA is part of NTT Group and headquartered in Tokyo.
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NTT DATA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer with a global culture that embraces diversity. We are committed to providing an environment free of unfair discrimination and harassment. We do not discriminate based on age, race, colour, gender, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, disability, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected category. Join our growing global team and accelerate your career with us. Apply today.
